Izikhulu zezokuvakasha zazwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngoMnyango Wezobuciko Nezokuvakasha ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka mayelana nokuziphatha kwamaphoyisa abokufika emachwebeni okungena ngemva kokuba indoda yaseNdiya eyawina uhambo oluya e-Ireland emqhudelwaneni owawuxhaswe nguMbuso ibike ukuthi yayihlukunyezwa futhi yacwaswa ngokobuhlanga esikhumulweni sezindiza saseDublin.
Uwine uhambo emcimbini obuhlelwe yiTourism Ireland eMumbai wokuqhakambisa i-Ireland njengendawo ekhangayo yokuvakasha.
Imibhalo esanda kukhishwa ikhombisa owine umklomelo wabhalela iTourism Ireland ngoMashi 2 ekhalaza ngokuphathwa kwakhe esikhumulweni sezindiza saseDublin. Uveze ukuthi, naphezu kokuba ne-visa yokuvakasha edingekayo futhi ephethe incwadi evela kuTourism Ireland, izikhulu zabokufika zagcizelela ukuthi azikholelwa ukuthi le ncwadi iyiqiniso.
“[Iphoyisa] libe selisibuza ukuthi ubani obhukhe ihhotela. Samtshela ukuthi kwenziwa nguThomas Cook eBombay. Uthe lokho ngeke kwenzeke ngoba kungani i-Ireland Tourism [sic] izobhukha ngoThomas Cook njengoba beyinkampani yaseBrithani. Besingazi ukuthi sizothini.”
Uthe abanye abagibeli abaningi baseNdiya abaphathwa ngendlela efanele. “NgamaNdiya kuphela abethwetshulwa ekhawunteni yabokufika. Kwakuwubandlululo olucacile lobuhlanga. Yonke le nto yayingamahloni kakhulu.”
Ngokwezincwadi ezikhishwe kuyi-Irish Times ngaphansi kwemithetho yeNkululeko Yolwazi, iTourism Ireland iphendule ukuze idlulisele “ukuzisola kwayo okujulile” kowine umklomelo ngolwazi lwakhe. “Siphatheke kabi kakhulu futhi siphoxekile ngalesi sigameko futhi sizosithatha emazingeni aphezulu emnyangweni kahulumeni othintekayo . . .” kusho inhlangano.
Ngosuku olulandelayo, isikhulu seTourism Ireland sathumela i-imeyili kozakwabo boMnyango Wezobuciko Nezokuvakasha. “Enye indaba eshaqisayo mayelana nokuthuthela kwelinye izwe,” ebhala. “Kumele senze okuthile ngakho. Indawo enobungani kunawo wonke emhlabeni???”
Lokhu kulandelwe yincwadi yesikhulu esiphezulu seTourism Ireland uPaul O'Toole ayibhalele unobhala-jikelele womnyango uCon Haugh. Uveze ukuthi, ngokuhambisana nenqubomgomo kaHulumeni, le nhlangano ibifuna ukuthuthukisa izimakethe ezintsha esifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific futhi yaxwayisa ngesidingo sokuncintisana.
“Idlanzana lozakwethu kanye noxhumana nabo babike izehlakalo ezingezinhle lapho bona noma amakhasimende abo efuna ukungena e-Ireland, ngaphandle kokukholelwa ukuthi athole imibhalo edingekayo,” ebhala.
I-Tourism Ireland ibheka i-India njengenye yezimakethe ezithembisayo ezisathuthuka futhi yavula ihhovisi eMumbai eminyakeni emithathu edlule.
Ezinyangeni ezimbili ngemuva kwalesi sigameko, ephendula umbuzo wasephalamende ka-Olivia Mitchell ka-Fine Gael, ngaleso sikhathi owayesanda kuqokwa njengoNgqongqoshe Wezobuciko Nezokuvakasha u-Martin Cullen wathi “wayengazi ukuthi inqubomgomo yokuthuthela kwelinye izwe iyinkinga enkulu embonini yezokuvakasha”.
Amaqembu abokufika nabamele umkhakha wezemfundo yolimi lwesiNgisi bebehlale bekhala ngempatho enonya izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezisemthethweni ezikhungweni zokungena.
Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, umfundisi wamaKhatholika waseNigeria owavakashela e-Ireland nge-visa yokuvakasha waboshwa esikhumulweni sezindiza saseDublin ngaphambi kokuba akhunyulwe wafakwa esitokisini esolwa ngokuzama ukungena kuleli ngokungemthetho.
